NoPE

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A no-positional-embeddings approach that removes RoPE from the model.

Why it's here

Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by open-source activity, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 32%.

8Hacker News·7/28/2026model_release
Kimi K3 Architecture Highlights LatentMoE and NoPE
Kimi K3 is presented as a scaled-up production version of Kimi Linear, growing from 48B to 2.8T parameters and positioning itself as the largest open-weight model to date. The architecture emphasizes inference efficiency with components such as LatentMoE, Kimi Delta Attention, attention residuals, and a full switch to NoPE, while also adding native multimodal support.
3Hacker News·7/9/2026open_source
Interview with Mitchell Hashimoto on Ghostty and Zig
This interview covers Mitchell Hashimoto’s shift from infrastructure software to building Ghostty, a terminal emulator focused on speed, cross-platform support, and native desktop performance. He also discusses Zig, terminal ecosystem limitations, and the need for better structured interfaces for terminal applications and automation.